The South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy’s Certification and Compliance Unit interprets and enforces the South Carolina Law Enforcement Training Act and Regulations governing South Carolina certified officers which includes:

issuance of law enforcement certifications;

employment tracking and monitoring the employment history (hires/separations) for 16000 plus South Carolina officers;

ensures an ongoing certification renewal process for South Carolina law enforcement officers.

This unit also tracks all law enforcement mandated training updating officer records with

Mandatory Retraining Notifications (MRNs);

decertification processing;

training reviews for previously certified officers and officers transferring from other states;

certifies basic law enforcement students applying for GI Bill education benefits through the Department of Veteran Affairs;

issues certification letters to all law enforcement agencies hiring new officers;